The news parody has launched comedy careers and courted controversy. Here, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Michael Che and others recount its influential history.

SNL' honcho once rebuffed Taylor Swift's efforts to kill a sketch spoofing her 'Bad Blood' video, all while tossing popcorn in his mouth.

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“Saturday Night Live” has been making us laugh for five decades now, since the show premiered in October 1975.

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If Lorne Michaels is the father of “Saturday Night Live,” then Rosie Shuster is its criminally under-acknowledged mother.

Live celebrates its 50th anniversary, a closer look at its history shows it's far less partisan than its reputation.

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Amid 50 years of gut-busting comedy, the Lorne Michaels iconic sketch show has replaced humor with heartache during tear-inducing tributes to 9/11, mass shootings, wars and more, offering somber ...

This production designer pulls all-nighters once a week. He still uses a fax machine. And he’s built TV’s most iconic show ...

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Just in time for the 50th anniversary of 'Saturday Night Live,' a PEOPLE staffer tried her hand at The Second City's stand-up ...